Realm Permissions
The Realm Permissions System provides fine-grained access control for realm members. As a realm owner, you can configure what actions different roles and individual users can perform.
Roles
Each realm has three default roles:
| Role | Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 100 | Full control over the realm |
| Moderator | 50 | Can moderate content and members |
| Normal | 0 | Default role for new joiners |
Available Permissions
| Permission | Normal | Moderator | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat (send messages) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Post (create posts) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Comment (reply to posts) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Upload media | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Moderate posts | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Moderate chat (delete messages, timeout users) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Manage members (invite, remove, change roles) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Manage realm (edit info, labels, settings) | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
User-Specific Overrides
Beyond role-based permissions, you can set permission overrides for individual users. These overrides take precedence over the user's role permissions.
A user permission value of null means "fall back to role-based permission."
Managing Permissions
View/Update Role Permissions
Navigate to your realm's settings to view and modify what each role can do.
Set User Overrides
In the members list, you can override specific permissions for individual members — granting extra capabilities or restricting specific actions regardless of their role.
Post Moderation
Moderators and owners can remove posts from the realm. Each moderation action creates a log entry with:
- Moderator account ID
- Reason for removal
- Timestamp
You can view the moderation log in your realm settings.